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Turkestan meaning in Punjabi

تُرْکِسْتَان turkistān

/ˌtɜː(ɹ)kɪˈstɑːn/US/ˌtɜɹkɪˈstæn/

Turkestan in Punjabi: تُرْکِسْتَان (turkistān). In English, Turkestan means the regions of Central Asia lying between Siberia to the north; Tibet (Xizang) and Xinjiang, China, modern-day Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran to the south; the Gobi Desert to the east; and the Caspian Sea to the west.

Punjabi words for Turkestan

a historical region in Asia
تُرْکِسْتَان turkistān

English meaning of Turkestan

  1. proper noun The regions of Central Asia lying between Siberia to the north; Tibet (Xizang) and Xinjiang, China, modern-day Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran to the south; the Gobi Desert to the east; and the Caspian Sea to the west.

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Questions about Turkestan in Punjabi

What is the meaning of Turkestan in Punjabi?
Turkestan in Punjabi is تُرْکِسْتَان (turkistān).
Turkestan ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Turkestan: تُرْکِسْتَان (turkistān).
What does Turkestan mean in English?
Turkestan means the regions of Central Asia lying between Siberia to the north; Tibet (Xizang) and Xinjiang, China, modern-day Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran to the south; the Gobi Desert to the east; and the Caspian Sea to the west.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Turkestan (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Punjabi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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